Larry Brown bails at SMU

[Fishy]

It can't really be a surprise - it's what he does.

Looks like he wanted a long-term deal, but SMU was thinking two or three years.

Larry....you're 75. You're not getting a five-year deal.

 

[Rico444]

Wow. I shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

 

[KemBuckets21]

me too. another blow to the aac.

 

[UConn3432]

strange day to do it...

 

[UConn990411]

Very good coach, but he always has been a scumbag.

 

[pnow15]

Next town Brown strikes again.

 

[aceboon]

why not just give him the deal and keep Jankovich as his right hand man assistant? If he doesn't see the end of it who cares, its not like SMU is going to find someone better.

 

[djct1999]

I blame SMU. It will always be on Larry Brown's terms, or else...................sort of dig that from the Old Man.

 

[GemParty]

Screw the new recruits.

Sincerely, Larry

 

[Husky25]

It can't really be a surprise - it's what he does.

Looks like he wanted a long-term deal, but SMU was thinking two or three years.

Larry....you're 75. You're not getting a five-year deal.

At Brown's age, 2-3 years IS long term.

 

[Waquoit]

To quote Howard Cosell, "It was inevitable."

 

[Fishy]

why not just give him the deal and keep Jankovich as his right hand man assistant? If he doesn't see the end of it who cares, its not like SMU is going to find someone better.

It's math.

SMU doesn't want to be on the hook for the $5,000,000 it will cost them to watch an 80-year old man spend the last two years of his contract asking recruits to help him to the bathroom.

 

[EBonz30]

Big hit for the conference, not a good day for American fans.

We need to get out of this conference, it's still hard to believe we are even in this conference, really hard to believe.

 

[nomar]

The Scorpion and the Frog

One day, a scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through the forests and hills. He climbed over rocks and under vines and kept going until he reached a river.

The river was wide and swift, and the scorpion stopped to reconsider the situation. He couldn't see any way across. So he ran upriver and then checked downriver, all the while thinking that he might have to turn back.

Suddenly, he saw a frog sitting in the rushes by the bank of the stream on the other side of the river. He decided to ask the frog for help getting across the stream.

"Hellooo Mr. Frog!" called the scorpion across the water, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?"

"Well now, Mr. Scorpion! How do I know that if I try to help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly.

"Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die too, for you see I cannot swim!"

Now this seemed to make sense to the frog. But he asked. "What about when I get close to the bank? You could still try to kill me and get back to the shore!"

"This is true," agreed the scorpion, "But then I wouldn't be able to get to the other side of the river!"

"Alright then...how do I know you wont just wait till we get to the other side and THEN kill me?" said the frog.

"Ahh...," crooned the scorpion, "Because you see, once you've taken me to the other side of this river, I will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with death, now would it?!"

So the frog agreed to take the scorpion across the river. He swam over to the bank and settled himself near the mud to pick up his passenger. The scorpion crawled onto the frog's back, his sharp claws prickling into the frog's soft hide, and the frog slid into the river. The muddy water swirled around them, but the frog stayed near the surface so the scorpion would not drown. He kicked strongly through the first half of the stream, his flippers paddling wildly against the current.

Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back. A deadening numbness began to creep into his limbs.

"You fool!" croaked the frog, "Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?"

The scorpion shrugged, and did a little jig on the drownings frog's back.

"I could not help myself. It is my nature."

Then they both sank into the muddy waters of the swiftly flowing river.

 

[Adios]

Big hit for the conference, not a good day for American fans.

We need to get out of this conference, it's still hard to believe we are even in this conference, really hard to believe.

I am pretty sure Louisville, Cincinnati, Houston, SMU, Tulane, etc, fans were saying the same thing while in C-USA.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Thus the end of SMU being decent at basketball. What will they be without the seniors who just left and now Brown?

 

[Adios]

The Scorpion and the Frog

One day, a scorpion looked around at the mountain where he lived and decided that he wanted a change. So he set out on a journey through the forests and hills. He climbed over rocks and under vines and kept going until he reached a river.

The river was wide and swift, and the scorpion stopped to reconsider the situation. He couldn't see any way across. So he ran upriver and then checked downriver, all the while thinking that he might have to turn back.

Suddenly, he saw a frog sitting in the rushes by the bank of the stream on the other side of the river. He decided to ask the frog for help getting across the stream.

"Hellooo Mr. Frog!" called the scorpion across the water, "Would you be so kind as to give me a ride on your back across the river?"

"Well now, Mr. Scorpion! How do I know that if I try to help you, you wont try to kill me?" asked the frog hesitantly.

"Because," the scorpion replied, "If I try to kill you, then I would die too, for you see I cannot swim!"

Now this seemed to make sense to the frog. But he asked. "What about when I get close to the bank? You could still try to kill me and get back to the shore!"

"This is true," agreed the scorpion, "But then I wouldn't be able to get to the other side of the river!"

"Alright then...how do I know you wont just wait till we get to the other side and THEN kill me?" said the frog.

"Ahh...," crooned the scorpion, "Because you see, once you've taken me to the other side of this river, I will be so grateful for your help, that it would hardly be fair to reward you with death, now would it?!"

So the frog agreed to take the scorpion across the river. He swam over to the bank and settled himself near the mud to pick up his passenger. The scorpion crawled onto the frog's back, his sharp claws ling into the frog's soft hide, and the frog slid into the river. The muddy water swirled around them, but the frog stayed near the surface so the scorpion would not drown. He kicked strongly through the first half of the stream, his flippers paddling wildly against the current.

Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back. A deadening numbness began to creep into his limbs.

"You fool!" croaked the frog, "Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?"

The scorpion shrugged, and did a little jig on the drownings frog's back.

"I could not help myself. It is my nature."

Then they both sank into the muddy waters of the swiftly flowing river.

I almost shed a tear.

 

[AstarIsBorn31]

Bad decision by SMU.. Let Brown get this team consistently relevant then you will get some decent resumes to take over after he is done...

 

[aceboon]

It's math.

SMU doesn't want to be on the hook for the $5,000,000 it will cost them to watch an 80-year old man spend the last two years of his contract asking recruits to help him to the bathroom.

I'd take the risk, an 80 year old LB would still be a top 3 coach in the conference.

 

[Henry]

It's a typical ploy. Ask for more than you know they will give you and leave when they don't give it to you. The program would have to be rebuilt after their latest transgressions and he probably didn't want to deal with it. Contrast that with Jim Calhoun who was willing to stay with the program but only gave it up when he knew Ollie would be appointed interim coach. Granted, Calhoun did strong arm the administration but at least he set the program up to have a successful transition.

 

[methodology]

It's a typical ploy. Ask for more than you know they will give you and leave when they don't give it to you. The program would have to be rebuilt after their latest transgressions and he probably didn't want to deal with it. Contrast that with Jim Calhoun who was willing to stay with the program but only gave it up when he knew Ollie would be appointed interim coach. Granted, Calhoun did strong arm the administration but at least he set the program up to have a successful transition.

You know Brown went to SMU with a coach in waiting on the staff in tim jankovich. He has been ready to take over the program whenever he was called upon. He was responsible for Nic Moore going to SMU as he brought him over with him from Illinois St where he was the head coach.

 

[A10 fan]

It's a typical ploy. Ask for more than you know they will give you and leave when they don't give it to you. The program would have to be rebuilt after their latest transgressions and he probably didn't want to deal with it. Contrast that with Jim Calhoun who was willing to stay with the program but only gave it up when he knew Ollie would be appointed interim coach. Granted, Calhoun did strong arm the administration but at least he set the program up to have a successful transition.

Looks like this is exactly what Brown did.

 

[Adios]

Stupid move by SMU. Plenty of healthy 80 year olds exist now. 85 is "real old" now.

 

[mauconnfan]

Larry did a good job and left them in a good spot. Whatever, he's a really good coach.

 

[Waquoit]

Larry did a good job and left them in a good spot. Whatever, he's a really good coach.

Good spot? Coming off probation?